Win a holiday home for a year with your Sunday Mercury!

Apr 24 2009

Last year Lesley Gibson bagged it, this year it could be YOU! The Sunday Mercury has again teamed up with Avon Estates Ltd in Stratford upon Avon to offer our readers this fantastic prize. Our first placed winner will win a holiday home for a year and a further seven runners up will win a holiday home for a month!

First placed winner

Our first placed winner will win exclusive use of a caravan holiday home for one season at Rayford Caravan Park in Stratford upon Avon courtesy of Avon Estates Ltd. This fantastic prize is a 32ft x 12ft, two bedroom 2008 Pemberton Elite caravan worth £30,000. The caravan has double glazing and central heating and is non-smoking. It is fully equipped with a combi TV and DVD and pull out sofa bed in the lounge. The kitchen is well equipped for 6 people and there is a bathroom and ensuite bathroom off the main bedroom. What’s more, it will even be cleaned once a month for your convenience!

* A year denotes the Caravan Park season which is from date of winning (Saturday May 16 2009 – Thursday January 7 2010)

Runners up

A further seven runners-up will win exclusive use of a caravan holiday home for one calendar month at Rayford Caravan Park in Stratford upon Avon. This fantastic prize is a 35ft x 12ft, two bedroom 2008 Cosalt Millstream Center Lange caravan worth £25,000. It is fully equipped with a combi TV and DVD and pull out sofa bed in the lounge. The kitchen is well equipped for 6 people and there is a bathroom and ensuite bathroom off the main bedroom.

Prize draw at Stratford Caravan parks

You have two chances to enter this fantastic promotion – this week and next week, so make sure you don’t miss out! Once the competition has been closed on Thursday May 7, eight selected finalists will be announced in the Sunday Mercury on Sunday May 10. All of our finalists will then be invited to a fabulous prize draw at Rayford Caravan Park on Saturday May 16. Each finalist will be able to choose a set of keys at random out of a hat, and then try their keys in the door of the winning holiday home for a year. The finalist that opens the door wins the caravan for a year*. The other seven finalists win a holiday home for a month (exact month to be drawn at random).

How to enter:

Correctly answer the following question

Where is Rayford Caravan Park situated?

a) Burton-on-Trent

b) Stratford-upon-Avon

c) Ross-on-Wye

By Telephone: Call 0901 229 2394 and follow the instructions

By Text: Text SM3 followed by a space and your answer, your name, house number and postcode to 84080. To receive details of good and services which may be of interest to you start your text entry SM3 IN

By Email: Email your entry to entry@mrn.co.uk  using the words ‘MERCURY HOLIDAY HOME’ as your subject line

By Post: Post your entry to Win a holiday home competition, Sunday Mercury, Marketing Department, Floor 6 Fort Dunlop, Fort Parkway, Birmingham, B24 9FF

Avon Estates Ltd, Sunday Mercury and Trinity Mirror group companies may contact you by email, phone or letter with details of goods and services you may be interested in

Terms and Conditions:

Competition opens on Sunday April 26 2009 at 6am and closes on Thursday May 7 2009 at 12 noon. BT landline calls cost 25p each. Calls from other networks may be higher. Texts cost 25p each plus std network rate. Web/email entries are free. Postal entries are free of charge. Only one free postal entry per person/household. Open to UK residents aged 18/over only. Please ask bill payer’s permission before entering’

The holiday home for a year denotes the Caravan Park season which is from date of winning (Saturday May 16 2009 – Thursday January 7 2010). The prizes are for the specified caravans at Rayford Caravan Park. Selected finalists must be available to attend the prize draw at Avon Estates on Saturday May 16 and be prepared to be involved in subsequent publicity. There is a full schedule of Caravan park rules that must be adhered to at all times (a copy of these are available on request). Please note the Caravan Park does not allow all sex groups, the caravans are for holiday use only – no long term stays as Avon Estates Caravan Parks are strictly non-residential. No business or trade to take place from the park and no travelling to and from work. The holiday home for a month winners will have their winning calendar month chosen at random. Finalists will be contacted on Monday May 11. If no contact has been made with any finalist by 5.30pm Tuesday May 12, they will forfeit their place in the final and an alternative finalist will be selected.

Std Trinity Mirror rules apply see www.trinitymirror-midlands.co.uk/rules  Service Provider: Eckoh helpline 08717 120009

WHAT THE PARKS HAVE TO OFFER

• On-site Clubhouse with Licensed Bar and Entertainment throughout the Summer

• Outdoor children’s play area and indoor teenagers den, with vast open land for ball games

• On-site Café offering hot and cold meals to eat in or take away 7 days a week

• Bowling Green

• Over a mile of free fishing

• Slipways for the launch of small boats, and boat moorings available

• Exclusive River Taxi Service to and from Stratford town centre

• Onsite Resident Managers and security barriers on the entrance

• Laundry facilities

• Pets Welcome

TO SEE AND DO NEARBY

Stratford upon Avon – Small historic market town, famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare and the home of the internationally acclaimed Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Rich in history and culture the Modern Stratford also offers a number of quaint boutiques and high street stores, a wonderful choice of restaurants, bars and gastronomic delights.

The Cotswolds – Avon Estates Ltd is and ideal location for exploring the Cotswolds and the Vale of Evesham. Picturesque towns and villages set amongst the rolling countryside, ideal for walking.

Warwick – Explore some of the architectural; gems of medieval history and take a fun packed family day out to the famous Warwick Castle.

National Trust and English Heritage – You will find a number of sites, parklands and buildings within the area including Ragley Hall, Charlecote Park, Coughton Court and Broadway Tower.

Also Locally – Stratford and Warwick Races – River and lake fishing – A vast selection of quality golf courses – Hatton Country Park – City shopping and site seeing, including Birmingham, Leamington Spa and Cheltenham Spa – A number of local markets